CVE-2018-8471HighCVSS 7.0

Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
November 13, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2018-8471 →

📋 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Microsoft RemoteFX Virtual GPU miniport driver properly handles objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products18

  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2019

✅ Remediation

KB4467696 (Security Update) KB4467702 (Security Update) KB4467686 (Security Update) KB4467680 (Security Update) KB4467691 (Security Update) KB4467107 (Monthly Rollup) KB4467106 (Security Only) KB4467697 (Monthly Rollup) KB4467703 (Security Only) KB4467708 (Security Update)

🔗 References (11)